✅ SOLVED Guitar at Goodwill should I buy it?

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Kalamazoo looks original. IMG_20160619_165523.jpg
 

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I would imagine the Moline store in Illinois sold a lot of guitars in 1939 so its most likely not Louies or Louies fathers personal guitar. But you never know.

If I could find a photo of either of them with a KG-11 guitar in their hand would be pretty good.

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Moline Heritage Walking Tour incls. Bellson Music Co.

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May 14, at the exact location of the former Bellson Music Co., 1711 5th Ave., Moline Illinois.

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Here, during the tour, local musician Josh Duffee gave demonstrations on the work of drummer Louie Bellson, whose father (Louis, Sr.) had owned the store which employed all the Bellson children. Check out the flyer for music lessons at prices hard to beat!

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Could Louis Sr. have given music lessons with this actual Kalamazoo guitar?
 

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Moline Heritage Walking Tour incls. Bellson Music Co.

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May 14, at the exact location of the former Bellson Music Co., 1711 5th Ave., Moline Illinois.

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Here, during the tour, local musician Josh Duffee gave demonstrations on the work of drummer Louie Bellson, whose father (Louis, Sr.) had owned the store which employed all the Bellson children. Check out the flyer for music lessons at prices hard to beat!

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Could Louis Sr. have given music lessons with this actual Kalamazoo guitar?
 

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Don't for a minute think you have taken advantage of a charitable organization. Goodwill is a for profit corporation, CEO makes $500,000 annually, employs handicapped workers for a fraction of minimum wage. Overall a disgusting organization of leaches.

Off my chest now... Off my soapbox. ��
 

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Don't for a minute think you have taken advantage of a charitable organization. Goodwill is a for profit corporation, CEO makes $500,000 annually, employs handicapped workers for a fraction of minimum wage. Overall a disgusting organization of leaches.

Off my chest now... Off my soapbox. ��
OK thanks. I didnt know that. I do know that their prices have gone way up and I have a bunch of worthless items that they wont return and I will be donating back so they can re-sell to some other poor bargain hunter.
 

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How many members can see the images in post#63 above? (I had to rewrite it all in post #64)
 

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How many members can see the images in post#63 above? (I had to rewrite it all in post #64)

If you "rewrote it all" and the photos in post #64 have different attachment numbers...why wouldn't the links in post #63 not work???

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If you "rewrote it all" and the photos in post #64 have different attachment numbers...why wouldn't the links in post #63 not work???

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I dont know thats what Im trying to find out. I reposted the images in reply #64 but its getting to be annoying having to type it all over again and repost the pictures. The moderator says it looks good on his end. Its been this way for years, actually from day one, and Im trying to get them to try and fix it because I dont think its right. Thanks
 

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If you "rewrote it all" and the photos in post #64 have different attachment numbers...why wouldn't the links in post #63 not work???

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?????? I just realized you wrote a double negative in bold print lol so now I dont understand what that means because i dont think its proper English. I dont understand your question the way you wrote it because it doesnt make sense..???

I posted 4 different images in reply#63 and all 4 disappeared. So I had to re-post the whole dang thing in reply#64. Each photo in succession has a different attachment number. In reply #64 they are the same 4 photos.

BTW I like your profile name Finderskeepers. Thats the way I feel about this guitar. :laughing7:
 

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?????? I just realized you wrote a double negative in bold print lol so now I dont understand what that means because i dont think its proper English. I dont understand your question the way you wrote it because it doesnt make sense..???

I posted 4 different images in reply#63 and all 4 disappeared. So I had to re-post the whole dang thing in reply#64. Each photo in succession has a different attachment number. In reply #64 they are the same 4 photos.

BTW I like your profile name Finderskeepers. Thats the way I feel about this guitar. :laughing7:

FWIW...I agree. You have every reason to feel nothing but excitement about your treasure :)

Yup, didn't fully realize the double negative. What I meant was... I would not expect those links to work after they have been edited as the path/name has been changed (has it not??). The screenshot I posted is what shows after I click on the highlighted text in your post that says something along the lines of..." Attachment 1330435" (or similar).

You indicated in another post, that the problem might be worse than you thought and showed my screenshot as an example. Just want to make sure all of the clues in your mystery are presented accurately to you and the folks that run the site. I am not a tech person in any way,shape, or form; but have spent about 25 years zipping around the internet.
 

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FWIW...I agree. You have every reason to feel nothing but excitement about your treasure :)

Yup, didn't fully realize the double negative. What I meant was... I would not expect those links to work after they have been edited as the path/name has been changed (has it not??). The screenshot I posted is what shows after I click on the highlighted text in your post that says something along the lines of..." Attachment 1330435" (or similar).

You indicated in another post, that the problem might be worse than you thought and showed my screenshot as an example. Just want to make sure all of the clues in your mystery are presented accurately to you and the folks that run the site. I am not a tech person in any way,shape, or form; but have spent about 25 years zipping around the internet.

Thank you for trying to help with this matter. So you are saying it's normal for an image to disappear after editing for spelling or whatever?
 

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Then you need to research here....Gibson-Made Brands (scroll down) as will I.

After some reading the info in the link ^^is off!:BangHead: They list a few Kalamazoo's as having 14 frets....when you can count 19! What the...:BangHead:
I guess I need to drag out my guitar books...I don't know if I have a Kalamazoo book or not. Maby my vintage guitar blue books will provide some light.

They apparently are counting only to the body of the guitar. According to Mr. Spann, the Gibson records say that its a KG-11. My frets match the KG-11 picture. Everything matches except for the flat-topped peghead. Mine is the "roof peaked" type. Whats up with that?

KG-11 - Flat-top Guitar - 1933-1939 (above right)
Small body: 14 ¾”W x 17 ½” L
Mahogany B&S and Spruce Top
Rosewood fingerboard & bridge
Flat peghead shape with Kalamazoo logo
14-fret mahogany neck
Early versions had "zipper" sound hole binding ('33-34)
Most had single ivoroid SH binding ('35-38)
Flat-topped peghead shape with Kalamazoo logo

guitar and case.jpg kalamazoo KG-11.png


Sorry about the bottom pic. I tried to remove it.
 

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Well maybe you have this one.

KHG-11 - Flat-top Hawaiian Guitar - 1935-1939
Same body as KG-11
Wide 12-fret neck
Elevated strings for Hawaiian lap-style
Straight non-compensated saddle
"Roof peak" peghead shape with Kalamazoo logo

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Well maybe you have this one.

KHG-11 - Flat-top Hawaiian Guitar - 1935-1939
Same body as KG-11
Wide 12-fret neck
Elevated strings for Hawaiian lap-style
Straight non-compensated saddle
"Roof peak" peghead shape with Kalamazoo logo

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Nope the frets and fret markings dont match. I have 14 frets by the way they count.
 

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Could I have the Kalamazoo Sport Model? I cant read the dimensions in the flyer. Looks like it says 18-1/2 inch something.

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